Community Baptist and Millers Creek Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Community Baptist Conqueror will be playing at home against the Millers Creek Christian Lions at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Community Baptist will be strutting in after a win while Millers Creek Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Community Baptist's seven-game losing streak came to an end on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Noble Academy as Community Baptist made off with a 58-33 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Community Baptist has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Millers Creek Christian ended up a good deal behind West Wilkes on Tuesday and lost 61-47. Millers Creek Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Cam Layaou, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. Layaou is absolutely dominating the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Noah Heath, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Community Baptist's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14. As for Millers Creek Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Community Baptist suffered a grim 55-35 defeat to Millers Creek Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Layaou, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Community Baptist knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
